Where does “wel” come from?

wel (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

wel (Old English): well

Definitions

  1. well

Ancestry of “wel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*wela—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “wel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →